System for manipulation and distribution of electronic resources

ABSTRACT

Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for manipulating and distributing electronic resources. The system accepts a request from a user for a transfer of an electronic resource to a second user and in response, generates a transfer vehicle containing details of the transfer. The transfer of electronic resources is directed and completed through the transmission of the generated transfer vehicle to a device associated with the second user. As only the transfer vehicle is transmitted without the need for additional personal identifying information, a transfer of electronic resources may be completed securely and relatively anonymously in a time frame comparable to that of an exchange of a traditionally used physical resource.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser.No. 62/421,727, entitled “SYSTEM FOR MANIPULATION AND DISTRIBUTION OFELECTRONIC RESOURCES”, filed Nov. 14, 2016, which is incorporated hereinby reference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND

Computer technology continues to advance and become further integratedinto everyday tasks. While exclusively employing electronic resourceshas become a viable option available to users, there still exists a needto allow those users to quickly complete impromptu interactions solelyusing electronic resources while retaining the convenience and anonymityprovided by physical alternatives.

BRIEF SUMMARY

The following presents a simplified summary of one or more embodimentsof the invention in order to provide a basic understanding of suchembodiments. This summary is not an extensive overview of allcontemplated embodiments, and is intended to neither identify key orcritical elements of all embodiments, nor delineate the scope of any orall embodiments. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts of one ormore embodiments in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detaileddescription that is presented later.

Embodiments of the present invention address these and/or other needs byproviding an innovative system, method, and computer program product formanipulating and distributing electronic resources, the systemcomprising: at least one memory device with computer-readable programcode stored thereon; at least one communication device connected to anetwork; at least one processing device operatively coupled to the atleast one memory device and the at least one communication device,wherein the processing device is configured to execute thecomputer-readable program code to: receive a request from a user via auser application stored on a user device associated with the user for atransfer of an electronic resource, wherein the request contains routinginformation associated with the transfer of the electronic resource; inresponse to receiving the request for the transfer of the electronicresource, generate a transfer vehicle, wherein the transfer vehicle isengineered to contain the routing information associated with thetransfer of the electronic resource; insert and store the transfervehicle on the user device; detect an interaction event, wherein theinteraction event is a request to transmit the transfer vehicle to asecond user device associated with a second user; in response todetecting the interaction event, transmit the transfer vehicle from theuser device to the second user device; extract, from the transfervehicle on the second user device, the routing information associatedwith the transfer of the electronic resource; and based on the routinginformation associated with the transfer of the electronic resource,transfer the electronic resource to a designated location associatedwith the second user.

In some embodiments of the invention, transferring the electronicresource to a designated location associated with the second userfurther comprises: depositing the electronic resource in an accountassociated with the second user; and destroying the transfer vehicle.

In some embodiments of the invention, the transfer of the electronicresource comprises a transfer of funds from a financial accountassociated with the user to a second financial account associated withthe second user.

In some embodiments of the invention, the transfer vehicle may be storedon the second user device and applied to a future transaction associatedwith the second user as currency.

In some embodiments of the invention, the electronic resource is storedin a digital purse associated with the user, wherein the digital purseis a virtual account associated with the user that is maintainedseparately from other accounts associated with the user.

In some embodiments of the invention, the digital purse has a uniquealias that may be provided from the user to the second user in order todirect the transfer of the electronic resource while maintaininganonymity of the user.

In some embodiments of the invention, the digital purse has a limit onthe amount of funds that are able to be stored within the digital purse.

In some embodiments of the invention, transmitting the transfer vehiclefrom the user device to the second user device further comprises:transmitting a control signal to the user device to display the transfervehicle; and receiving an image of the transfer vehicle via the seconduser device, wherein the image of the transfer vehicle is captured usingthe second user device.

In some embodiments of the invention, extracting, from the transfervehicle on the second user device, the routing information associatedwith the transfer of the electronic resource further comprising matchinga record of the routing information associated with the transfer vehicletransmitted from the user device with the routing information extractedfrom the transfer vehicle received on the second user device.

The features, functions, and advantages that have been discussed may beachieved independently in various embodiments of the present inventionor may be combined with yet other embodiments, further details of whichcan be seen with reference to the following description and drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Having thus described embodiments of the invention in general terms,reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 provides an electronic resource manipulation and distributionsystem environment, in accordance with one embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 2 provides a high level process flow for manipulating anddistributing electronic resources, in accordance with one embodiments ofthe present invention; and

FIG. 3 provides a high level process flow illustrating electronicresource transfer vehicles used for transferring an electronic resourcebetween user devices, in accordance with one embodiment of theinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described more fullyhereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which some,but not all, embodiments of the invention are shown. Indeed, theinvention may be embodied in many different forms and should not beconstrued as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, theseembodiments are provided so that this disclosure will satisfy applicablelegal requirements. Like numbers refer to elements throughout. Wherepossible, any terms expressed in the singular form herein are meant toalso include the plural form and vice versa, unless explicitly statedotherwise. Also, as used herein, the term “a” and/or “an” shall mean“one or more,” even though the phrase “one or more” is also used herein.Furthermore, when it is said herein that something is “based on”something else, it may be based on one or more other things as well. Inother words, unless expressly indicated otherwise, as used herein “basedon” means “based at least in part on” or “based at least partially on.”

A “user” as used herein may refer to any entity or individual associatedwith the electronic resource manipulation and distribution system. Insome embodiments, a user may be a mobile device application user and/ora financial institution customer (e.g., an account holder or a personwho has an account (e.g., banking account, credit account, or thelike)). In some embodiments, identities of an individual may includeonline handles, usernames, aliases, family names, maiden names,nicknames, or the like. Furthermore, as used herein the term “userdevice” may refer to any device that employs a processor and memory andcan perform computing functions, such as a personal computer or a mobiledevice, wherein a mobile device is any mobile communication device, suchas a cellular telecommunications device (i.e., a cell phone or mobilephone), personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile Internet accessingdevice, or other mobile device. Other types of mobile devices mayinclude portable digital assistants (PDAs), pagers, wearable devices,mobile televisions, gaming devices, laptop computers, cameras, videorecorders, audio/video player, radio, GPS devices, or any combination ofthe aforementioned.

In accordance with embodiments of the invention, the terms “financialinstitution,” “financial entity,” and “entity” may be used to includeany organization that processes financial transactions including, butnot limited to, banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations,investment companies, stock brokerages, asses management firms,insurance companies and the like. In specific embodiments of theinvention, use of the term “bank” is limited to a financial entity inwhich account-bearing customers conduct financial transactions, such asaccount deposits, withdrawals, transfers and the like. In otherembodiments, an entity may be a business, organization, or the like thatis not a financial institution.

An “account” is the relationship that a user has with an entity, such asa financial institution or bank. Examples of accounts include a depositaccount, such as a transactional account (e.g., a banking account), asavings account, an investment account, a money market account, a timedeposit, a demand deposit, a pre-paid account, a credit account, anon-monetary user profile that includes information associated with theuser, or the like. The account is associated with and/or maintained bythe entity. In some embodiments, the account is maintained by athird-party entity or financial institution. “Assets,” “funds,” or“resources” include accounts of the user and/or other property owned bythe user. The assets may be associated with accounts or may be propertythat is not associated with a specific account. Examples of assetsassociated with accounts may be accounts that have cash or cashequivalents, or accounts that are funded with or contain property, suchas safety despots box account that jewelry, a trust account that isfunded with property, or the like. Examples of assets that may not beassociated with accounts may be antiques in a user's home, jewelry in auser's home, or the like. In some embodiments, “electronic resources”may refer to financial assets, funds, and/or resources that aremaintained and stored in an electronic form on computer systems ordevices. In further embodiments, “electronic resources” may additionallyinclude nonfinancial data such as files, documents, images, video,audio, and the like.

“Authentication information” is any information that can be used toidentify of a user. For example, a system may prompt a user to enterauthentication information such as a username, a password, a personalidentification number (PIN), a passcode, biometric information (e.g.,voice authentication, a fingerprint, and/or a retina scan), an answer toa security question, a unique intrinsic user activity, such as making apredefined motion with a user device. This authentication informationmay be used to authenticate the identity of the user (e.g., determinethat the authentication information is associated with the account) anddetermine that the user has authority to access an account or system.

To “monitor” is to watch, observe, or check something for a specialpurpose over a period of time. The “monitoring” may occur periodicallyover the period of time, or the monitoring may occur continuously overthe period of time. In some embodiments, a system may actively monitor adatabase, wherein the system reaches out to the database and watches,observes, or checks the database for changes, updates, and the like. Inother embodiments, a system may passively monitor a database, whereinthe database provides information to the system and the system thenwatches, observes, or checks the provided information. A “transaction”or “interaction” refers to any communication between one or more users,one or more financial institutions, and/or other entities monitoring theuser's activities. For example, a transaction may refer to a purchase ofgoods or services, a return of goods or services, a payment transaction,a credit transaction, or other interaction involving a user's account.

Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, orcomputer program product for manipulating and distributing electronicresources. The system accepts a request from a user for a transfer of anelectronic resource to a second user and in response, generates atransfer vehicle containing details of the transfer. The transfer ofelectronic resources is directed and completed through the transmissionof the generated transfer vehicle to a device associated with the seconduser. As only the transfer vehicle is transmitted without the need foradditional personal identifying information, a transfer of electronicresources may be completed securely and relatively anonymously in a timeframe comparable to that of an exchange of a traditionally used physicalresource.

While the use of electronic resources, especially with regards toelectronic payment and banking, is becoming more prevalent, physicalcurrency, such as cash, is still employed by many to complete impromptu,informal transactions (e.g. tipping, on-the-spot donations, bill or faresplitting, or the like) for relatively small amounts due to theconvenience, speed, and/or anonymity of the physical transaction. Forexample, if a user wished to tip a doorman, neither party would tend toprefer to take the time to exchange, with a relative stranger, theaccount numbers or other personal identifying information traditionallyrequired to direct and complete an electronic payment. The presentinvention solves this technical problem which arises from attempting touse electronic payment methods to complete on-the-spot payments byallowing for rapid and anonymous transfers of electronic resourcesbetween parties and thereby providing a viable option for a user wishingto abandon physical payment methods, and instead, exclusively useelectronic payment methods.

Embodiments of the present invention address the above needs and/orachieve other advantages by providing apparatuses (e.g., a system,computer program product and/or other devices) and methods formanipulating and distributing electronic resources.

Referring to FIG. 1, the figure illustrates an electronic resourcemanipulation and distribution system environment 100, in accordance withsome embodiments of the invention. The environment 100 includes a userdevice 110 associated or used with authorization of a user 104 (e.g., amobile application user, and the like), a transfer vehicle managementsystem 140, and a financial institution system 170.

As used herein, a “processing device,” such as the processing devices114, 144, and 174 generally refers to a device or combination of deviceshaving circuitry used for implementing the communication and/or logicfunctions of a particular system. For example, a processing device mayinclude a digital signal processor device, a microprocessor device, andvarious analog-to-digital converters, digital-to-analog converters, andother support circuits and/or combinations of the foregoing. Control andsignal processing functions of the system are allocated between theseprocessing devices according to their respective capabilities. Theprocessing device may further include functionality to operate one ormore software programs based on computer-executable program codethereof, which may be stored in a memory. As the phrase is used herein,a processing device may be “configured to” perform a certain function ina variety of ways, including, for example, by having one or moregeneral-purpose circuits perform the function by executing particularcomputer-executable program code embodied in computer-readable medium,and/or by having one or more application-specific circuits perform thefunction.

As used herein, a “user interface” such as the user interfaces 116, 146,and 176 generally includes a plurality of interface devices and/orsoftware that allow a customer to input commands and data to direct theprocessing device to execute instructions. For example, the userinterfaces presented in FIG. 1 may include a graphical user interface(GUI) or an interface to input computer-executable instructions thatdirect the processing device to carry out specific functions. The userinterface employs certain input and output devices to input datareceived from a user or output data to a user. These input and outputdevices may include a display, mouse, keyboard, button, touchpad, touchscreen, microphone, speaker, LED, light, joystick, switch, buzzer, bell,and/or other customer input/output device for communicating with one ormore customers.

As used herein, a “memory device” such as memory devices 118, 148, and178 generally refers to a device or combination of devices that storeone or more forms of computer-readable media for storing data and/orcomputer-executable program code/instructions. Computer-readable mediais defined in greater detail below. For example, in one embodiment, thememory device includes any computer memory that provides an actual orvirtual space to temporarily or permanently store data and/or commandsprovided to the processing device when it carries out its functionsdescribed herein.

As used herein, a “communication interface” generally includes a modem,server, transceiver, and/or other device for communicating with otherdevices on a network, and/or a user interface for communicating with oneor more customers. Referring again to FIG. 1, the communication devices112, 142, and 172 are communication interfaces having one or moredevices configured to communicate with one or more other devices on anetwork, such as a mobile device, a personal computing device, a mobilebanking system, other financial institution banking systems, third partysystems, and/or the like. The processing device is configured to use thenetwork communication device to transmit and/or receive data and/orcommands to and/or from the other devices connected to the network.

The systems and devices communicate with one another over the network102 and perform one or more of the various steps and/or methodsaccording to embodiments of the disclosure discussed herein. The network102 may include a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN),and/or a global area network (GAN). The network 102 may provide forwireline, wireless, or a combination of wireline and wirelesscommunication between devices in the network. In one embodiment, thenetwork 102 includes the Internet.

The user device 110 includes a communication device 112 communicablycoupled with a processing device 114, which is also communicably coupledwith a memory device 118. In some embodiments, the communication device112 may also comprise a GPS transceiver capable of determining ageographic location associated with the user device 110. The processingdevice 114 is configured to control the communication device 112 suchthat the user device 110 communicates across the network 102 with one ormore other systems. The processing device 114 is also configured toaccess the memory device 118 in order to read the computer readableinstructions 122, which in some embodiments includes a user application124. The user application 124 allows for communication of the userdevice 110 with the other systems and devices within the environment 100such as the transfer vehicle management system 140, and financialinstitution system 170. The user application 124 allows the user 104 toreceive information transmitted as well as input information requestedby the other systems and communicate with a financial institution, oneor more third parties, and/or other entities. The memory device 118 alsoincludes a data repository 120 or database for storing pieces of datathat can be accessed by the processing device 114.

The transfer vehicle management system 140 includes a communicationdevice 142 communicably coupled with a processing device 144, which isalso communicably coupled with a memory device 148. The processingdevice 144 is configured to control the communication device 142 suchthat the transfer vehicle management system 140 communicates across thenetwork 102 with one or more other systems. The processing device 144 isalso configured to access the memory device 148 in order to read thecomputer readable instructions 152, which in some embodiments includes atransfer vehicle management application 154. The transfer vehiclemanagement application 154 allows for communication with the othersystems and devices within the environment 100 such as the user device110 and the financial institution system 170. The memory device 148 alsoincludes a data repository 150 or database for storing pieces of datathat can be accessed by the processing device 144. In some embodiments,the transfer vehicle management system 140 may be part of the financialinstitution systems 170 or the user device 110.

The financial institution system 170 may be a single system or multiplesystems networked with one another to perform one or more process stepsdiscussed herein. As illustrated in FIG. 1, in one embodiment of theinvention, the financial institution system 170 includes a processingdevice 174 operatively coupled to a network communication device 172 anda memory device 178. In certain embodiments, the financial institutionsystem 170 is operated by a first entity, such as a financialinstitution, while in other embodiments, the financial institutionsystem 170 is operated by an entity other than a financial institution.

The financial institution system 170 includes a communication device 172communicably coupled with a processing device 174, which is alsocommunicably coupled with a memory device 178. The processing device 174is configured to control the communication device 172 such that thefinancial institution system 170 communicates across the network 102with one or more other systems. The processing device 174 is alsoconfigured to access the memory device 178 in order to read the computerreadable instructions 184, which in some embodiments includes afinancial institution application 186. The financial institutionapplication 186 allows for communication with the other systems anddevices within the environment 100 such as the user device 110 and thetransfer vehicle management system 140. The memory device 178 alsoincludes a data repository 180 or database for storing pieces of datathat can be accessed by the processing device 174.

The user application 124, the transfer vehicle management application140, and the financial institution system 170 are for instructing theprocessing devices on their respective systems to perform various stepsof the methods discussed herein, and/or other steps and/or similarsteps. In various embodiments, one or more of the various applicationsdiscussed are included in the computer readable instructions stored in amemory device of one or more systems or devices other than theirrespective systems and/or devices. For example, in some embodiments, thetransfer vehicle management application 154 is stored and configured forbeing accessed by a processing device of the financial institutionsystem 170 connected to the network 102. In various embodiments, theuser application 124, the transfer vehicle management application 154,and the financial institution application 186 are stored and executed bydifferent systems/devices. In some embodiments, the discussedapplications may be similar and may be configured to communicate withone another. In some embodiments, the various applications may beconsidered to be working together as a singular application despitebeing stored and executed on different systems.

In various embodiments, one of the systems discussed above, such as thefinancial institution system 170, is more than one system and thevarious components of the system are not collocated, and in variousembodiments, there are multiple components performing the functionsindicated herein as a single device. For example, in one embodiment,multiple processing devices perform the functions of the processingdevice 174 of the financial institution system 170 described herein.

In various embodiments, the user device 110, the transfer vehiclemanagement system 140, the financial institution system 170, and/orother systems may perform all or part of a one or more method or processsteps discussed above and/or other method steps in association with themethod steps discussed above. Furthermore, some or all thesystems/devices discussed here, in association with other systems orwithout association with other systems, in association with steps beingperformed manually or without steps being performed manually, mayperform one or more of the steps of one or more of the method discussedherein, or other methods, processes or steps discussed herein or notdiscussed herein.

FIG. 2 illustrates a high level process flow for manipulating anddistributing electronic resources 200, in accordance with one embodimentof the invention. As illustrated in block 202, the process 200 isinitiated by first receiving a request for a transfer of an electronicresource. The request for the transfer of the electronic resource isreceived from a user via a user device. In some embodiments, the userinteracts with a user interface of the user device to interact with auser application stored in the memory of the user device in order toinput commands and request the transfer of electronic resources. In someembodiments of the invention, the user may be prompted to select, viathe user application on the user device, one or more accounts or otherstorage locations associated with the user as the source of theelectronic resource transfer. For example, the user may choose to selecthis/her checking account as a source of the electronic funds to betransferred to a recipient after being prompted by the system to makesuch a decision. In other embodiments, the user may have been previouslyprompted by the system to select a default account or storage locationto act as a source for any future electronic resource transfers, whereinthe system automatically designates the default account or storagelocation as the source of the transfer upon request for the transferwithout requiring the user to designate the source at the time of therequest.

In some embodiments, the request for the transfer of electronicresources further comprises routing information associated with thetransfer of electronic resources. Routing information may includeinformation related to the account or other storage location associatedwith the user that is designated as the source of the electronicresource transfer. In some embodiments, the user may be prompted toselect an amount of the electronic resource that the user wishes totransfer. In one example, the user may be prompted to select an amountof money that the user wishes to transfer out of his/her online checkingaccount.

Electronic resources may refer to financial assets, funds, and/orresources that are maintained and stored in an electronic form on acomputer system or device. For example, electronic resources may includefunds stored in an online banking account maintained by a financialinstitution. In some embodiments, electronic funds may also refer toother digital currencies and cryptocurrencies which may be stored on auser device or maintained in an account by a third party. In furtherembodiments, “electronic resources” may additionally includenonfinancial data such as files, documents, images, video, audio, andthe like. For example, a user may wish to transfer a picture stored onthe user's device to a second device associated with a second user.

In some embodiments, the electronic resource is held within a digitalpurse, wherein the digital purse is an account or storage locationassociated with the user that is maintained separately from otherfinancial accounts associated with the user. In some embodiments, thedigital purse acts as a virtual account separate from the user's otherfinancial accounts (e.g. checking, savings, etc.), wherein the digitalpurse has a separate account number, alias, or other identifier that isable to be exchanged between the user and payee in order to complete atransaction without requiring the release of personal identifyinginformation. In this way, while still allowing a transfer of funds to beaccurately directed, a level of anonymity may be maintained and thepayor (user) and payee (recipient) are able to successfully complete atransaction without the need to disclose credit card numbers, financialaccount numbers, phone numbers, full names, or other personalinformation that the payor or payee might prefer to remain anonymous.

In some embodiments, the digital purse may allow for a user or anotherparty to load funds from another account onto the digital purse accountfor spending. In some embodiments, the digital purse may have anassociated fund capacity in order to help a user budget his/her funds,set limits on spending, and limit risk of misappropriation if thedigital purse were to be illegally accessed. In some embodiments, thedigital purse may be at least partially stored locally on a user deviceand/or remotely on a financial institution system and/or a third partysystem, wherein the financial institution and/or third party maintainthe digital purse account. In some embodiments, the digital purse mayhave a separate account number, code, alias, token, image, or some otherunique identifier or method of device communication that is able to bequickly exchanged between the payor and payee to complete a transfer ortransaction. In this way, a transfer of electronic funds may becompleted within a time frame similar to that of using cash whilemaintaining anonymity of the payor and payee.

As illustrated in block 220 of FIG. 2, the system generates a transfervehicle in response to receiving the request from the user for thetransfer of an electronic resource. Referring now to FIG. 3, whichprovides a high level process flow illustrating various electronicresource transfer vehicles used to transfer an electronic resource 300,as illustrated in block 310, an electronic resource transfer vehicle maybe a generated item exchanged between users to complete a transfer of anelectronic resource or funds, wherein the vehicle transmit theelectronic resource information between user devices. In someembodiments, the vehicle may contain details associated with thetransfer of the electronic resource. For example, a token used for atransfer of funds may be engineered to contain routing informationassociated with a sender and/or recipient and an amount of funds to betransferred. In some embodiments, the vehicle is generated by a transfervehicle management system.

As illustrated in block 320 of FIG. 3, the transfer vehicle may be analias, wherein the alias is a unique identifier such as a code,username, password, account number, or the like. In some embodiments thealias may be generated using unique hardware information associated withthe user's device such as a serial number or the like. In someembodiments, the vehicle is a temporary and is generated to only be usedin a limited number of electronic resource transfers. For example, thesystem may provide the user with a temporary code that may be providedto a recipient, wherein the code may be redeemed once by the recipientfor an electronic resource. In some embodiments, an alias or the likemay only be used as a unique identifier used to direct a transfer of anelectronic resource, wherein the use of an alias or the like may becombined with other methods of transferring an electronic resourcecontained herein to aid in completing a transfer. In some embodiments, atoken may be transmitted with an electronic resource transfer vehicle toact as an identifier in order to authenticate a user and/or direct anelectronic resource transfer. In some embodiments, a token may be anelectronic resource transfer vehicle.

As illustrated in block 330 of FIG. 3, in some embodiments of theinvention, the vehicle generated by the system may be an image. In someembodiments, the image may have been captured using a camera associatedwith the user device. In other embodiments, the image may be an imagegenerated by the system. In yet other embodiments, the image may be apreexisting image selected by the user or the system. In someembodiments, the vehicle may be an image of a completed check capturedby a camera on the user device. In other embodiments, the vehicle may bean image of a digital check generated from a digital checkbook stored bythe user device, wherein the fields of the digital check are completedby the user via the user device.

In some embodiments of the invention, the electronic resource transfervehicle generated by the system may be an image of a credit card, debitcard, or other payment vehicle. In some embodiments, the image of thepayment vehicle, such as a credit card, debit card, or the like, may becaptured using a camera on a user device. In some embodiments, thepayment vehicle may be a digital card that is stored on a user device ina digital purse or wallet, wherein an image of the digital card may becaptured scanned using a camera or the like on a user device. In someembodiments, the vehicle may be an image of a quick response (QR) codeor barcode generated by the system, wherein the QR code or barcode maybe captured or scanned using a camera, barcode reader, or the like byanother device.

As illustrated in block 340 of FIG. 3, in some embodiments, the transfervehicle generated by the system may be a signal generated by one or moreuser devices such as near-field communication (NFC), a beacon, or othersimilar wireless, device-identifying technology, wherein the signaluniquely identifies the user device used to generate the identifyingsignal. In some embodiments, in response to a user initiating a transferof an electronic resource, the system may present the user with a listof other nearby user devices transmitting communication signals whichare available for an interaction, wherein the other devices areidentified with a unique identifier such as a username, an alias, uniquedevice ID, or the like associated with the other devices which allow anelectronic resource transfer to be accurately directed while retaininganonymity. In this way, only the unique identifier may be presented toanother user while other personal information such as credit cardnumbers, financial account numbers, phone numbers, full names, or thelike may be kept private.

In some embodiments, the vehicle may be generated from the physicalcontact of at least two user devices, wherein the physical contact isdetected by accelerometers contained within the user devices, andwherein, upon detection, signals and data output from the accelerometersmay be compared and matched in order to verify and direct a transfer ortransaction. For example, the system may compare the force of impactdetected and measured by the accelerometers in each of two user devicesinvolved in the physical contact combined with global positioning system(GPS) information from the user devices in order to verify theidentities and locations of the user devices and users involved in arequested transaction and direct and authorize a transfer of electronicresources.

In some embodiments, the routing information associated with thetransfer of the electronic resource is contained within the generatedvehicle. In some embodiments, the generated vehicle is engineered,wherein the routing information is embedded or contained within thevehicle. In some embodiments the routing information is encrypted withinthe vehicle so as to only allow the system to be able to de-encrypt theinformation upon receiving and processing the vehicle on a second userdevice. In some embodiments the routing information is used to confirmthe successful transfer of a vehicle, wherein a record of the routinginformation included with the generated vehicle that was transmittedfrom a first user device is matched to the routing information of thevehicle received by a second user device. In this way, the system maymatch the transmitted routing information with the received routinginformation in order to verify the successful transmission of thevehicle and ensure that the correct recipient received the vehicle withthe correct contents.

Referring now back to FIG. 2, as illustrated in block 230, the systeminserts and stores the generated vehicle onto the user device. In someembodiments, the system temporarily stores the vehicle on user device,wherein the system removes the vehicle from the user device upontransmitting the vehicle to a second user device

As illustrated in block 240 of FIG. 2, the system detects the occurrenceof an interaction event between two or more user devices. An interactionevent may be a request from at least one user to transmit the generatedvehicle to at least one other user device. In some embodiments, aninteractions event comprises one or more users associated with atransfer of an electronic resource requesting to transmit and/or receivean electronic resource via a user application. In other embodiments, aninteraction event may comprise a user device capturing an image of atransfer vehicle. In some embodiments, an interaction event may comprisethe system inserting and storing a transfer vehicle on the user device.In other embodiments, an interaction event may comprise at least twouser devices being within a predetermined range from one another,wherein the user devices may communicate with one another via wirelesscommunication. In other embodiments, an interaction event may comprisethe detection of a signal generated from two or more user devicesinteracting with one another. For example, an interaction event may be asignal generated from an accelerometer and/or GPS associated with a userdevice upon the user device coming into contact with at least one otheruser device.

As illustrated in block 250 of FIG. 2, the system transmits the vehicleto a second user device in response to detecting the interaction event.In some embodiments, in response to inserting the vehicle onto the userdevice and detecting an interaction event, the system may transmit acontrol signal to the user device to present the vehicle to betransmitted. For example, the system may command the user device todisplay the vehicle on a display associated with the user device,wherein a second user device may capture an image or scan the displayedvehicle. In another example, the system may command the user device totransmit the vehicle via NFC or some other form of communication.

In some embodiments, transmitting the transfer vehicle to a second userdevice may comprise the second user device capturing an image of apayment method such as a check, credit card, QR code, barcode, or othergenerated image engineered to act as a transfer vehicle, wherein theimage captured by the second user device may act as the transmittedvehicle.

In some embodiments, the system may transmit the vehicle to more thanone other user devices. In some embodiments, the system may transmit thevehicle to multiple other user devices simultaneously. In otherembodiments, the system may transmit the vehicle to multiple other userdevices sequentially or in a predetermined order.

As illustrated in block 260 of FIG. 2, the system extracts the routinginformation from the transfer vehicle received by the second userdevice. In some embodiments, upon the routing information beingsuccessfully extracted from the vehicle, the system may destroy thevehicle to maintain security and integrity of the transaction to ensurethat the transaction is only completed once using the vehicle andaccount information may not be saved by other users. In otherembodiments, the vehicle may be engineered to be redeemed by one or morerecipients a predetermined number of times before the vehicle isdiscarded, made inactive, or destroyed.

In some embodiments, the information extracted from the vehicle isdirectly transmitted to a financial institution or a financialinstitution application associated with the recipient. In this way, theuser's financial information is never stored on the second user devicethereby maintaining anonymity of the user's financial and personalinformation.

As illustrated in block 270 of FIG. 2, the system transfers theelectronic resource to a destination or storage location designated byrecipient or second user. In some embodiments, the destination may be anaccount maintained by a financial institution, wherein the electronicresource may be deposited in an account associated with the recipient.In other embodiments, the destination may be a data repositoryassociated with the second user device or other device, wherein theelectronic resource may be stored for later user. For example, anelectronic resource may be stored for deposit at a later time or appliedto a future transfer or transaction. In this way, a transfer vehiclerepresenting an electronic resource, such as a QR code or the like, maynot be immediately deposited but instead stored and later transferred orexchanged with another user, similar to currency, to complete a futuretransaction.

In some embodiments, the user may receive a message or alert via theuser application, email, text, or the like on the user device that thetransfer of the electronic resource was successful. In some embodiments,the user may be prompted by the system via a message or alert to confirma transfer of an electronic resource before a transfer vehicle istransmitted to a recipient. In the same way, a recipient may be promptedby the system to confirm that the recipient wishes to receive thetransfer of the electronic resource.

In some embodiments, the system may require the authentication of theidentities of the user and/or the recipient before the transfer of anelectronic resource may be authorized. In some embodiments, the systemmay require a password or the like. In some embodiments, the system mayextract hardware information such as a serial number or the like from auser device associated with the user or recipient in order toauthenticate an identity of the user or recipient respectively. In someembodiments, the system may extract biometric information toauthenticate the user and/or recipient. For example, the system mayemploy a fingerprint scanner on a user device to authenticate anidentity of a user and/or recipient and authorize a transfer of anelectronic resource.

In some embodiments of the invention one or more of the systemsdescribed herein may be combined with each other, or otherwise performthe functions of the other systems described herein. In otherembodiments of the invention one or more of the applications describedherein may be combined with each other, or otherwise perform thefunctions of the other applications described herein. Furthermore, theapplications may be any type of application, such as an applicationstored on a desktop, server, or other device, a mobile applicationstored on a mobile device, a cloud application, or other likeapplication. As such, the applications described herein, or portions ofthe applications described herein may be stored and operated on any ofthe systems or devices described herein. For example, a portion of oneor more applications may be stored on the user device, or may beincluded as a portion of financial institution applications, such as anonline banking application, in order to achieve embodiments of theinventions described herein.

It should be understood, that the systems and devices described in FIG.1, or other devices not specifically described herein, may be configuredto establish a communication link with each other in order to accomplishthe steps of the processes described herein. The link may be an internallink within the same entity (e.g., within the same financial institutionor device provider) or a link with the other systems of entities (e.g.,social networking systems, third-party systems, or the like). In someembodiments, the systems may be configured for monitoring theapplications and devices that the system(s) utilize as data sources. Theinformation received from monitoring may be provided via wirelessnetwork path portions through the Internet. When the systems or devicesare not monitoring a source or are not being monitoring, the informationneed not be transmitted from the source through the Internet to thedestination, although it could be. The sources of information may bemade continuously available, however, continuously available does notnecessarily mean that the sources actually continuously generates data,but that a source is continuously available to generate and send datareal-time (e.g., instantaneously and/or within a few seconds, or thelike) of receiving a request for it. In any case, the sources may becontinuously available to receive and/or generate information, in somecases in digitized data in Internet Protocol (IP) packet format. Inresponse to continuously monitoring the real-time data feeds from thevarious systems or devices, the system may be configured to providetarget information to the user and/or allow the user to make changes toor control the applications and/or devices.

Moreover, it should be understood that the process flows describedherein include transforming the information sent and/or received fromthe applications of the different systems (e.g., internally orexternally) and/or the devices from one or more data formats into a dataformat associated with an application for display to the user on theuser device. There are many ways in which information is convertedwithin the system environment. This may be seamless, as in the case ofupgrading to a newer version of a computer program. Alternatively, theconversion may require processing by the use of a special conversionprogram, or it may involve a complex process of going throughintermediary stages, or involving complex “exporting” and “importing”procedures, which may converting to and from a tab-delimited orcomma-separated text file. In some cases, a program may recognizeseveral data file formats at the data input stage and then is alsocapable of storing the output data in a number of different formats.Such a program may be used to convert a file format. If the sourceformat or target format is not recognized, then at times a third programmay be available which permits the conversion to an intermediate format,which can then be reformatted.

As will be appreciated by one of skill in the art, the present inventionmay be embodied as a method (including, for example, acomputer-implemented process, a business process, and/or any otherprocess), apparatus (including, for example, a system, machine, device,computer program product, and/or the like), or a combination of theforegoing. Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention may takethe form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely softwareembodiment (including firmware, resident software, micro-code, etc.), oran embodiment combining software and hardware aspects that may generallybe referred to herein as a “system.” Furthermore, embodiments of thepresent invention may take the form of a computer program product on acomputer-readable medium having computer-executable program codeembodied in the medium.

Any suitable transitory or non-transitory computer readable medium maybe utilized. The computer readable medium may be, for example but notlimited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared,or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device. More specific examples ofthe computer readable medium include, but are not limited to, thefollowing: an electrical connection having one or more wires; a tangiblestorage medium such as a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, arandom access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasableprogrammable read-only memory (EPROM or Flash memory), a compact discread-only memory (CD-ROM), or other optical or magnetic storage device.

In the context of this document, a computer readable medium may be anymedium that can contain, store, communicate, or transport the programfor use by or in connection with the instruction execution system,apparatus, or device. The computer usable program code may betransmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited tothe Internet, wireline, optical fiber cable, radio frequency (RF)signals, or other mediums.

Computer-executable program code for carrying out operations ofembodiments of the present invention may be written in an objectoriented, scripted or unscripted programming language such as Java,Perl, Smalltalk, C++, or the like. However, the computer program codefor carrying out operations of embodiments of the present invention mayalso be written in conventional procedural programming languages, suchas the “C” programming language or similar programming languages.

Embodiments of the present invention are described above with referenceto flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus(systems), and computer program products. It will be understood thateach block of the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and/orcombinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and/or blockdiagrams, can be implemented by computer-executable program codeportions. These computer-executable program code portions may beprovided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purposecomputer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce aparticular machine, such that the code portions, which execute via theprocessor of the computer or other programmable data processingapparatus, create mechanisms for implementing the functions/actsspecified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer-executable program code portions may also be stored in acomputer-readable memory that can direct a computer or otherprogrammable data processing apparatus to function in a particularmanner, such that the code portions stored in the computer readablememory produce an article of manufacture including instructionmechanisms which implement the function/act specified in the flowchartand/or block diagram block(s).

The computer-executable program code may also be loaded onto a computeror other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series ofoperational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmableapparatus to produce a computer-implemented process such that the codeportions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatusprovide steps for implementing the functions/acts specified in theflowchart and/or block diagram block(s). Alternatively, computer programimplemented steps or acts may be combined with operator or humanimplemented steps or acts in order to carry out an embodiment of theinvention.

Embodiments of the present invention are described above with referenceto flowcharts and/or block diagrams. It will be understood that steps ofthe processes described herein may be performed in orders different thanthose illustrated in the flowcharts. In other words, the processesrepresented by the blocks of a flowchart may, in some embodiments, be inperformed in an order other that the order illustrated, may be combinedor divided, or may be performed simultaneously. It will also beunderstood that the blocks of the block diagrams illustrated, in someembodiments, merely conceptual delineations between systems and one ormore of the systems illustrated by a block in the block diagrams may becombined or share hardware and/or software with another one or more ofthe systems illustrated by a block in the block diagrams. Likewise, adevice, system, apparatus, and/or the like may be made up of one or moredevices, systems, apparatuses, and/or the like. For example, where aprocessor is illustrated or described herein, the processor may be madeup of a plurality of microprocessors or other processing devices whichmay or may not be coupled to one another. Likewise, where a memory isillustrated or described herein, the memory may be made up of aplurality of memory devices which may or may not be coupled to oneanother.

While certain exemplary embodiments have been described and shown in theaccompanying drawings, it is to be understood that such embodiments aremerely illustrative of, and not restrictive on, the broad invention, andthat this invention not be limited to the specific constructions andarrangements shown and described, since various other changes,combinations, omissions, modifications and substitutions, in addition tothose set forth in the above paragraphs, are possible. Those skilled inthe art will appreciate that various adaptations and modifications ofthe just described embodiments can be configured without departing fromthe scope and spirit of the invention. Therefore, it is to be understoodthat, within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may bepracticed other than as specifically described herein.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

To supplement the present disclosure, this application furtherincorporates entirely by reference the following commonly assignedpatent applications:

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What is claimed is:
 1. A system for manipulating and distributingelectronic resources, the system comprising: at least one memory devicewith computer-readable program code stored thereon; at least onecommunication device connected to a network; at least one processingdevice operatively coupled to the at least one memory device and the atleast one communication device, wherein the processing device isconfigured to execute the computer-readable program code to: receive arequest from a user via a user application stored on a user deviceassociated with the user for a transfer of an electronic resource,wherein the request contains routing information associated with thetransfer of the electronic resource; in response to receiving therequest for the transfer of the electronic resource, generate a transfervehicle, wherein the transfer vehicle is engineered to contain therouting information associated with the transfer of the electronicresource; insert and store the transfer vehicle on the user device;detect an interaction event, wherein the interaction event is a requestto transmit the transfer vehicle to a second user device associated witha second user; in response to detecting the interaction event, transmitthe transfer vehicle from the user device to the second user device;extract, from the transfer vehicle on the second user device, therouting information associated with the transfer of the electronicresource; and based on the routing information associated with thetransfer of the electronic resource, transfer the electronic resource toa designated location associated with the second user.
 2. The system ofclaim 1, wherein transferring the electronic resource to a designatedlocation associated with the second user further comprises: depositingthe electronic resource in an account associated with the second user;and destroying the transfer vehicle.
 3. The system of claim 1, whereinthe transfer of the electronic resource comprises a transfer of fundsfrom a financial account associated with the user to a second financialaccount associated with the second user.
 4. The system of claim 1,wherein the transfer vehicle may be stored on the second user device andapplied as currency to a future transaction associated with the seconduser.
 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic resource isstored in a digital purse associated with the user, wherein the digitalpurse is a virtual account associated with the user that is maintainedseparately from other accounts associated with the user.
 6. The systemof claim 5, wherein the digital purse has a unique alias that may beprovided from the user to the second user in order to direct thetransfer of the electronic resource while maintaining anonymity of theuser.
 7. The system of claim 5, wherein the digital purse has a limit onan amount of funds that are able to be stored within the digital purse.8. The system of claim 1, wherein transmitting the transfer vehicle fromthe user device to the second user device further comprises:transmitting a control signal to the user device to display the transfervehicle; and receiving an image of the transfer vehicle via the seconduser device, wherein the image of the transfer vehicle is captured usingthe second user device.
 9. The system of claim 1, wherein extracting,from the transfer vehicle on the second user device, the routinginformation associated with the transfer of the electronic resourcefurther comprising matching a record of the routing informationassociated with the transfer vehicle transmitted from the user devicewith the routing information extracted from the transfer vehiclereceived on the second user device.
 10. A computer program product formanipulating and distributing electronic resources, the computer programproduct comprising at least one non-transitory computer readable mediumhaving computer-readable program code portions embodied therein, thecomputer-readable program code portions comprising: an executableportion configured for receiving a request from a user via a userapplication stored on a user device associated with the user for atransfer of an electronic resource, wherein the request contains routinginformation associated with the transfer of the electronic resource; anexecutable portion configured for, in response to receiving the requestfor the transfer of the electronic resource, generating a transfervehicle, wherein the transfer vehicle is engineered to contain therouting information associated with the transfer of the electronicresource; an executable portion configured for inserting and storing thetransfer vehicle on the user device; an executable portion configuredfor detecting an interaction event, wherein the interaction event is arequest to transmit the transfer vehicle to a second user deviceassociated with a second user; an executable portion configured for, inresponse to detecting the interaction event, transmitting the transfervehicle from the user device to the second user device; an executableportion configured for, extracting, from the transfer vehicle on thesecond user device, the routing information associated with the transferof the electronic resource; and an executable portion configured for,based on the routing information associated with the transfer of theelectronic resource, transferring the electronic resource to adesignated location associated with the second user.
 11. The computerprogram product of claim 10, wherein transferring the electronicresource to a designated location associated with the second userfurther comprises: depositing the electronic resource in an accountassociated with the second user; and destroying the transfer vehicle.12. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the transfer ofthe electronic resource comprises a transfer of funds from a financialaccount associated with the user to a second financial accountassociated with the second user.
 13. The computer program product ofclaim 10, wherein the transfer vehicle may be stored on the second userdevice and applied as currency to a future transaction associated withthe second user.
 14. The computer program product of claim 10, whereinthe electronic resource is stored in a digital purse associated with theuser, wherein the digital purse is a virtual account associated with theuser that is maintained separately from other accounts associated withthe user.
 15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein thedigital purse has a unique alias that may be provided from the user tothe second user in order to direct the transfer of the electronicresource while maintaining anonymity of the user.
 16. The computerprogram product of claim 14, wherein the digital purse has a limit onthe amount of funds that are able to be stored within the digital purse.17. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein transmitting thetransfer vehicle from the user device to the second user device furthercomprises: transmitting a control signal to the user device to displaythe transfer vehicle; and receiving an image of the transfer vehicle viathe second user device, wherein the image of the transfer vehicle iscaptured using the second user device.
 18. The computer program productof claim 10, wherein extracting, from the transfer vehicle on the seconduser device, the routing information associated with the transfer of theelectronic resource further comprising matching a record of the routinginformation associated with the transfer vehicle transmitted from theuser device with the routing information extracted from the transfervehicle received on the second user device.
 19. A computer implementedmethod for manipulating and distributing electronic resources, themethod comprising: receiving a request from a user via a userapplication stored on a user device associated with the user for atransfer of an electronic resource, wherein the request contains routinginformation associated with the transfer of the electronic resource; inresponse to receiving the request for the transfer of the electronicresource, generating a transfer vehicle, wherein the transfer vehicle isengineered to contain the routing information associated with thetransfer of the electronic resource; inserting and storing the transfervehicle on the user device; detecting an interaction event, wherein theinteraction event is a request to transmit the transfer vehicle to asecond user device associated with a second user; in response todetecting the interaction event, transmitting the transfer vehicle fromthe user device to the second user device; extracting, from the transfervehicle on the second user device, the routing information associatedwith the transfer of the electronic resource; and based on the routinginformation associated with the transfer of the electronic resource,transferring the electronic resource to a designated location associatedwith the second user.
 20. The computer implemented method of claim 19,wherein transferring the electronic resource to a designated locationassociated with the second user further comprises: depositing theelectronic resource in an account associated with the second user; anddestroying the transfer vehicle.